Buckle.



No. 740,706. "PATENTED 001 ,15, 1903.

J. S. SOUEEK.

BUGKLE. APPLIOATIONFILED NOV. 21. 1902. I

10 MODEL.

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effective, and economically-made buckle.

JOSEPH s. SOUR-EK,

i atented October 6, 1903 PATENT! OFFICE.

OF GHENT, OHIO.

BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patentbl'o. 740,706, dated October6, 1903.

Application filed November 21,1902. Serial No. 132,245. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH S. SOUREK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ghent, in the township of Bath, in the county of Summit andState of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inBuckles, of which the following is a complete specification.

My invention has relation to buckles; and it has especial relation tobuckles for use in connecting the ends of conveyer-belts used on Theobject of my invention is to provide an improved buckle which can bereadily manufactured'aud which will be so effective in operation as toprevent absolutely any material held by the buckle from slipping and yetbe of such construction as to be readily detachable from connection witha belt on which it is used, and generally to produce a simple,

To the accomplishment of the aforesaid objects my invention consists inthe peculiar and novel construction, arrangement, and combination ofparts hereinafter described and then specifically claimed, referencebeing had. to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

In the accompanying drawings, in which simiiarreference-numeralsindicate like parts in the different figures, Figure 1 is a plan of myimproved buckle. Fig. 2 is a section at row of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is amodified form of the invention as disclosed in Fig. 2.

In the drawings the main body portion of the buckle consists of two endplates 1 2, united by three rods3, 4, and 5.

The rods 3 4: are preferably inclosed by loose revoluble sleeves 10 toconstitute rollers for the easy movement of the-belt through the buckle.V

The side plates 1 and 2 and the rollers 3, t, and 5 may all be madeintegral or separately, as experience may deem best. Arranged tobuckleis a tongue 6, having aserrated front working edge, back of whichis an upwardlyextending lip 7 to surround and grasp the rod 5. Back ofthis lip 7 the tongue is formed into substantially a square sided loop8, across the end of which extends an integral with the rod or cross-bar5. downward out of engagement with the body 7;

bar 9, around which the fastened end of the belt is placed. The rearwardportion 8 of the tongue is bent downwardly below the central line ofdraft of the belt 11, so that front edge of the tongue is placed againstthe belt, and as the belt is tightened it draws the tongue downward ontothe sleeve on the roller 4 and its points enter the belt and hold itfirmly in position. The tongue itself is capable of being detached fromthe body of the buckle by raising the serrated front edge upward andpushing it out enough to disengage the back-turned lip 7 from engagementThen it is drawn of the buckle.

The object of making this buckle in two pieces is to simplify itsconstruction and permit the ready separation in case of repairs orforany reason. Should it be desired to permanently retain the tongue inthe body of the buckle, the rearwardly-extending lip 7 is struck a fewblows with a hammer to bend it around the bar 5.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Let: tors Patent, is-

1. The combination in a buckle of. side frames, two cross-barsconnecting said side frames, each provided with an inclosiug revolublesleeve, a tongue detachably connected 0 with a third cross-bar in saidframe arranged when swung in one direction to rest on one of saidrevoluble sleeves and-to engage abelt at a point situated between saidrevoluble sleeves,substantially as shown and described. 9 5

2. The combination in a buckle, of a frame consisting of two sidepieces, cross-bars extending between said side pieces, revoluble sleevesaround said cross-bars, a third crossbar between said side pieces, atongue detachably connected with said third cross-bar capable ofswinging thereon, and resting its front Working edge on one of saidrevoluble sleeves, and arranged to engage a belt between said revolublesleeves with a rearwardly-extending loop, offsetfrom the main line ofsaid buckle,substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination in abuckle of frames provided with a plurality ofcross-bars connecting said side frames, a detachably-swinging tongue onone of said cross-bars provided with an offset loop capable ofconnection with a belt, substantially as shown and described.

a. A buckle consisting of side frames connected with a plurality ofcross-bars, revoluble sleeves on two of the cross-bars, a swingingtongue on another of said cross-bars capable of engaging a belt betweensaid revoluble sleeves, said tongue being provided with a*rearwardly-extending offset loop arranged to be connected with a belt,substantially as shown and described.

5. An improved buckle consisting of two side frames,twocross-barsextending between said side frames, revoluble sleeves on saidcross-bars, a third crossbar extending between said frames, a swingingtongue mounted on said third cross-bar provided with a front edgecapable of engaging a belt or similar article adapted to swing andencounter capable of forming a connection with a belt or its equivalent,substantially as shown and described.

6. The combination in a buckle of side frames, two cross-bars connectingsaid side frames, each provided With an inclosing revoluble sleeve, atongue detachably mounted between said side frames arranged when swungin one direction to rest on one of said revoluble sleeves and to engagea belt at a point situated between said revoluble sleeves, arearwardly-extending portion on said tongue ofiset from the main line ofsaid buckle provided with means for connection with a belt or itsequivalent, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the above I hereunto set my hand in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOSEPH S. SOUREK.

In presence of O. E. HJMPHREY, MAUD ZWISLER.

